Arrange the following major airports from north to south.
(A) Mumbai
(B) Tokyo
(C) Moscow
(D) Johannesburg
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C), (B), (A), (D)
(C) Moscow — first. It lies in Russia, at about 56° N, the farthest north of the four.
(B) Tokyo — second. It lies in Japan, at about 36° N.
(A) Mumbai — third. It lies in India, at about 19° N, south of the Tropic of Cancer.
(D) Johannesburg — last. It lies in southern Africa, south of the Equator.
Note: Johannesburg is not in any line of the chapter. It sits only on the small airport map, so read the maps as carefully as the pages.
NCERT (2026-27): Fundamentals of Human Geography — Chapter 7: Transport and Communication
Fig. 7.16: Major Airports |
